thick and chewy chocolate chip cookies

These Thick and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies are my definition of a perfect cookie!

Chocolate chip cookies. Is there a more classic baked good? They are so basic and simple, yet there are hundreds of recipes out there each producing a slightly different cookie. With all of the variations, everyone has their own idea of the “perfect” chocolate chip cookie. Crispy, chewy, thick, thin, soft, nuts, no nuts…to each his own.

My perfect chocolate chip cookie is thick and chewy with slightly browned edges that are perfect for dipping in milk.

This recipe comes from allrecipes and is closely adapted from Cook’s Illustrated. They come together quickly since the butter is melted. You don’t have to wait for the butter to soften butI think chilling the dough for a good 20 minutes so the cookies don’t come out flat.

However, if you need a cookie sooner than later, go ahead and get your bake on! You could even bake a batch, chill the rest of the dough, and have a fun taste test comparison of chilled vs. not-chilled. Isn’t baking fun??

Side note: I made these this weekend with my best friend Melissa, who I don’t get to see very often anymore. We both love to bake so we took the chance to spend an afternoon baking for our (very lucky and spoiled) boyfriends. I thought I had all of the ingredients to make these but I was out of brown sugar! What did we do in this state of crisis? We made our own brown sugar of course!

1 cup of white sugar + 1 tablespoon molasses = brown sugar

I wouldn’t recommend doing this in place of brown sugar all of the time, but in a bind it worked perfectly.

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I might have to go back to my old cookie recipe, simply because these are so good we can't stop eating them...and that's not a good plan for us... ): These are even better on day 2! Thanks for sharing this recipe. Delicious...

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Welcome to greens & chocolate! I'm Taylor and am so excited that you stopped by! I'm a Minnesota girl in my 20's who's loving life with my husband Marc, our son Lars, and our Golden Retriever Maddie. I love cooking healthy meals, but it's essential that I have my dessert. All after a hot yoga class or a run, though! It's all about moderation here at greens & chocolate.